Psalms
Psalm 57:3–4
3He reaches down from heaven and saves me;
He rebukes those who trample me.
Selah
God sends forth
His loving devotion and His truth.
4My soul is among the lions;
I lie down with ravenous beasts—
with men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.
Word by word
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Psalm 57:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He reaches down | יִשְׁלַ֤ח | yiš·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| from heaven | מִשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀ | miš·šā·ma·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and saves me | וְֽיוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִי | wə·yō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H3467 deliver |
| He rebukes | חֵרֵ֣ף | ḥê·rêp̄ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2778 reproach |
| those who trample me | שֹׁאֲפִ֣י | šō·’ă·p̄î | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H7602 gasp, pant, pant after, long for |
| Selah | סֶ֑לָה | se·lāh | Interjection | H5542 lift up |
| God | אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| sends forth | יִשְׁלַ֥ח | yiš·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| His loving devotion | חַסְדּ֥וֹ | ḥas·dōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| and His truth | וַאֲמִתּֽוֹ׃ | wa·’ă·mit·tōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
Psalm 57:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My soul | נַפְשִׁ֤י׀ | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| among | בְּת֥וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the lions | לְבָאִם֮ | lə·ḇā·’im | Noun - masculine plural | H3833 lioness |
| I lie down | אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה | ’eš·kə·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H7901 lie down |
| with ravenous beasts | לֹ֫הֲטִ֥ים | lō·hă·ṭîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3857 blaze up, flame |
| men | אָדָ֗ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| whose teeth | שִׁ֭נֵּיהֶם | šin·nê·hem | Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural | H8127 tooth, ivory |
| are spears | חֲנִ֣ית | ḥă·nîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H2595 spear |
| and arrows | וְחִצִּ֑ים | wə·ḥiṣ·ṣîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H2671 arrow |
| whose tongues | וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם | ū·lə·šō·w·nām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3956 tongue |
| are sharp | חַדָּֽה׃ | ḥad·dāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2299 sharp |
| swords | חֶ֣רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 57:3 Psalm 40:11 · Psalm 43:3 · Psalm 144:5–7 · Acts 12:11 · Psalm 61:7 · Psalm 56:1–2 · Matthew 28:2–6 · Psalm 18:6–50 · Numbers 23:24 · John 1:17 · Micah 3:2–3 · Job 31:31
Psalm 57:4 Psalm 58:6 · Proverbs 30:14 · Psalm 35:17 · Psalm 55:21 · Psalm 64:3 · Proverbs 12:18 · Daniel 6:22–24 · John 4:10–11 · Psalm 52:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.